An amazing Turkey Weekend in Frontenac Park.
Our annual we-must-have-a-horseshoe-jammed-up-our-butts-to-get-weather-this-good backcountry camping trip was a brilliant success. I think the pumpkin brownies (pre-baked and frozen for transport) served with whipped cream and warm caramel sauce were a hit. But the food highlight of the trip was definitely a toss-up between the 14 pound roasted turkey a friend packed in or the new recruit who made fresh breakfast cinnamon buns in a camp oven after putting the dough under his jacket to keep it warm enough to rise.
It's hard to say whether I'm going to need a week to recover from all the hiking with a full pack and 20 pound child strapped to me... or to recover from all the eating we did.
You are braver than I to do backcountry camping with a baby. We have only even canoe-camped once with the kids. It was fun but a lot of work too! Carrying in a turkey and brownies sounds like it would make it all worthwhile though.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good group of people and a great trip.
Hey - that looked like a wonderful trip! Can I borrow that horseshoe for our next camping trip? On second thought, wait. Where did you say that horseshoe was?
ReplyDeleteFinola - it is/was a ton of work so we don't do it often but it's definitely worth it when the weather is in your favour. Once the kid can walk it'll make it slightly easier (I hope). I've never tried canoe camping but that's definitely on my to-do list. I hear Algonquin Park is amazing.
ReplyDeleteJen - ya, it's great for the weather but FYI the location of the horseshoe can make the hiking a bit more difficult.